SERIAL KILLER MIND

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 27 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Sometimes both motives are operating. It is important not to dismiss pantie thieves as nuisance offenders when their intent is not a nuisance but represents a serious intention or motivation to harm someone sexually. Fetish burglars’ motive consists of the sexually provocative images that the stolen items (such as lingerie or leather) convey and the physiological arousal they may experience committing such an act.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 26 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Burglars enter residences illegally to steal merchandise or property that someone else owns; however, motives may vary among thieves. For example, the motive of a criminal enterprise burglar is profit, whereas the motive of a fetish burglar is sexual.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 25 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N Investigation Considerations Although home burglaries may seem random in occurrence, they actually involve a selection process. The burglar’s selection process is simple: choose an unoccupied home with the easiest access, the greatest amount of cover, and the best escape routes.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 24 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Use of state DNA databases involving samples from felons convicted of certain crimes has yielded some data on fetish burglars who go on to commit sexual offenses. Anybody fluids found should be subjected to analysis and CODIS.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 23 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Common Forensic Findings. Seventy percent of burglars use some force to enter a dwelling, but their preference is to gain easy access through an open door or window. Ordinary household tools like screwdrivers, channel- lock pliers, small pry bars, and small hammers are most often used. Burglars continue to flourish because police can clear only about 13 percent of all reported burglaries and rarely catch the thief in the act.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 22 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Crime Scene Indicators Frequently Noted. Burglaries are committed most often by young males under twenty-five years of age looking for items that are small and expensive and can easily be converted to cash. Favorite items are cash, jewelry, guns, watches, laptop computers, VCRs, video players, CDs, and other small electronic devices. Quick cash is needed for living expenses and drugs.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 21 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Defining Characteristics Victimology. The victim is the property. The majority of home and apartment burglaries occur during the daytime when most people are at work or school. The summer months of July and August have the most burglaries, with February having the fewest crimes.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 20 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   430: BURGLARY Burglary is a nonconfrontational property crime that occurs when no one is at home. Becoming a burglary victim can leave a family feeling vulnerable and violated.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 19 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Outcome Attorney F. Lee Bailey defended Patty Hearst, who was nevertheless convicted of bank robbery on March 20. Her sentence was eventually commuted by President Jimmy Carter, and Hearst was released from prison on February 1, 1979. She was granted a full pardon by President Bill Clinton on January 20, 2001, the final day of his presidency. After her release from prison, Hearst married her former bodyguard, Bernard Shaw. Currently, she lives with her husband and two daughters in Connecticut.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 18 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Forensic Findings In her trial, which started on January 15, 1976, Hearst claimed she had been locked blindfolded in a closet and physically and sexually abused, which caused her to join the SLA. Her defense was largely based around the claim that her actions could be attributed to a severe case of Stockholm syndrome, in which captives become sympathetic with their captors. Hearst further argued she was coerced or intimidated in her part in the bank robbery.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 17 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Crime Scene Indicators On April 15, 1974, Patty Hearst was photographed wielding an assault rifle while robbing the Sunset branch of the Hibernia Bank. Later communications from her were issued under the pseudonym Tania and revealed that she was committed to the goals of the SLA. A warrant was issued for her arrest, and in September 1975, she was arrested in an apartment with other SLA members.